Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Net Cash Flow of -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 327.65% year-over-year from $495.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 481.42% quarter-over-quarter from $296.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.1 billion, down 327.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$484.0 million (down 90.55% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $381.0 million, up 187.19% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow eased to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from $296.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $549.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$16.0 million and a median of $164.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 387.43% in 2025 and fell as far as 426.32% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $193.0 million in 2022, then soared by 133.16% to $450.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 46.89% to $239.0 million in 2024, then gained by 23.85% to $296.0 million in 2025, then sank by 481.42% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTSH's Net Cash Flow at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $296.0 million in Q4 2025, and $549.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn -809.00 Mn
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn -2.60 Bn
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn -185.22 Mn
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn -336.60 Mn
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn -1.13 Bn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 196.00 Mn
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn -61.30 Mn
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn -29.30 Mn
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn -665.00 Mn
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn -263.82 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 296.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 296.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 549.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 549.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -200.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -264.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -264.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 239.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 239.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -191.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -191.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -447.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -447.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 450.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 450.00 Mn